noun
administrator of an estate
Legal term for a person appointed to manage and distribute a deceased person's estate.
遺産管理人は、故人の財産を相続人に分配する責任がある。
The administrator of the estate is responsible for distributing the deceased's assets to the heirs.
管財人 is a broader term for a trustee or receiver in bankruptcy or corporate reorganization, while 遺産管理人 specifically handles a deceased person's estate.
Compound of 遺産 (isan, 'inheritance, estate') + 管理人 (kanrinin, 'manager, administrator').